Roberta Martin

Seed Waikato

Super stoked to introduce to you our first speaker, @chatswithzayn 🙌 This dude is a total powerhouse, and has some gems to share with you at our first event for the year!
Zaynel Sushil is a public health professional and has on-going research on the prevention of childhood obesity through policy and community-based interventions. Zaynel moved to NZ from Fiji with his family when he was 8 years old and South Auckland has been his home for the last 18 years. He graduated from the @universityofauckland with a Master of Public Health some of his research on obesogenic food environments is published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Since leaving University, Zaynel has supported his younger brother to launch a creative media company, co-ordinated an emergency disaster relief to support the victims of Cyclone Winston. In his role at the Waikato District Health Board, Zaynel has worked alongside the Tokoroa community to develop Ka Pai Kaia social enterprise that supports community food security. Zaynel best describes himself as an agent of change working within the system to transform it. What grounds Zaynel is his family and friends and his two amazing dogs whom he loves very much.
Limited $10 tickets (link in bio)
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